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FILE- Bangladesh's former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, center, leaves after a court appearance in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)

Bangladesh’s ex-premier Khaleda Zia returns, adding pressure for elections

Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to the country from London on Tuesday after four months of medical treatment, adding to pressure for its interim leaders to hold elections.

Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin, right, shakes hands with Pakistan Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch as they pose for a photograph during their bilateral meeting in Dhaka, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

Bangladesh and Pakistan resume talks after 15 years, seek to mend strained ties

From front left, Tulip Siddiq, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a signing ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, Pool, File)

Bangladesh arrest warrant issued for British lawmaker linked to ex-Premier Hasina

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, talks to reporters during a press conference at the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (6 th BIMSTEC) summit in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Leaders in the Bay of Bengal region agree to improve trade ties and disasters relief efforts

In this photo released by Thailand's Foreign Affairs Ministry, Myanmar's military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, foreground left, arrives in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (Thailand's Foreign Affairs Ministry via AP)

Head of Myanmar’s military government visits Thailand in rare trip abroad

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Bangladesh and Pakistan officials resume bilateral talks after 15-year gap

Foreign ministry officials from Bangladesh’s interim government and Pakistan resumed talks in Dhaka on Thursday after a 15-year gap, as the two South Asian Muslim-majority nations attempted to ease strained relations.

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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, left, and Bangladesh's Chief Adviser and Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, stand together before they broke fast with Rohingya refugees at the Ukhiya camp in Cox's Bazar, in Bangladesh, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

UN chief describes aid cuts as ‘a crime’ during visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees collect food stuff distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP) at their refugee camp at Kutupalong in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Shafiqur Rahman)

UN chief in Bangladesh for a first-hand look at Rohingya camps as he pushes for aid

Policemen use batons to disperse supporters of the banned Islamist group Hizbut Tahrir near Baitul Mokarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Police in Bangladesh use batons and tear gas to disperse rally by banned Islamist group

Hundreds of students gather to launch their new political party called the Jatiya Nagarik Party or National Citizen Party, written on the plan cards, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladeshi students who led uprising that ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina form new political party

Residents attack Bangladesh air force base and clash with soldiers, leaving 1 dead

FILE -People carry an injured protester in a cycle rickshaw to a hospital after he was shot at by the police during a protest against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar), File)

UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on protests in Bangladesh

People stand around the vandalized residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh’s government warns of stern action after house where independence was declared is razed

A broken portrait of Sajeeb Wazed, the son of Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is seen at her vandalized residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Turbulence in Bangladesh as new government grapples with aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster

Protesters vandalize a portrait of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, at his residence at Dhanmondi, in Dhaka in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Protesters storm and destroy a family home of Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Hasina

Leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the country's largest minority rights group, hold a press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh minority rights group accuses interim government of failing to protect minorities

A train is seen parked at a railway station after trains across the country have been canceled as railway workers went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Trains canceled across Bangladesh as rail union goes on strike

FILE- Bangladesh's former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, center, leaves after a court appearance in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)

Bangladesh Supreme Court acquits ex-Prime Minister Zia, clearing the way for her to run in elections

European Investment Bank Vice President Nicola Beer speaks to the Associated Press during an interview in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon)

European Investment Bank to boost funds for Bangladesh as it weathers political turmoil

FILE- Bangladesh's former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia, center, leaves after a court appearance in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad, File)

Bangladesh’s ailing former premier Khaleda Zia leaves country to undergo medical treatment in London

Police officials clear the way for the vehicle carrying Krishna Das Prabhu, a jailed Hindu leader, after a court rejected his plea for bail, in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo)

Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies

Participants, mostly students, shout slogans during "March for Unity" organized by The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at the Central Shaheed Minar, a national monument, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Thousands march in Bangladesh calling for the ousted prime minister’s prosecution

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina checks her watch as she waits for the official opening time to cast her vote in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Bangladesh seeks extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India

Supporters of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) denouncing attacks in India on a diplomatic mission and alleged desecration of Bangladeshi flags, participate in a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo)

Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party hold protest march as tensions continue with India

People shout slogans condemning reported attacks on Hindu and other minorities in Bangladesh during a protest near the Bangladesh diplomatic mission in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Hundreds protest in New Delhi against reported attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

Supporters of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) shout slogans during an anti-India protest outside the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. A banner, rear, reads "One People, One Country, Bangladesh." (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh and India hold talks aimed at defusing escalating tensions

Supporters of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) march towards the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh during an anti-India protest Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party march in protest at attacks in India

A section of Hindu monks or Sadhus attend a protest rally condemning the recent arrest of prominent Hindu leader Krishna Das Prabhu (picture in back) and the alleged attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Bangladesh court bans publication of speeches by ousted Prime Minister Hasina

Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) shout slogans during a protest outside the Bangladesh High Commission in Mumbai, India, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Bangladesh court defers Hindu leader’s bail hearing as tensions with India spike

Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government speaks to members of the media at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Bangladesh court acquits Zia’s son and 48 others convicted in 2004 deadly grenade attack

Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government speaks to members of the media at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Bangladesh will seek extradition of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina from India

Journalists sit and talk outside Dhaka Press Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Rights groups condemn Bangladesh for canceling accreditation of 167 journalists

Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government speaks to members of the media at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus slams rich nations for burning up the planet at UN climate talks

Thousands of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists participate in a rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Thousands rally in Bangladesh capital as major political party demands quick reforms and an election

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk addresses media personnel in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

UN calls for thorough investigation into all killings during Bangladesh unrest

Bangladesh army personnel stand guard behind barbed wire and barricades at the entrance of the residence of President Mohammed Shahabuddin after his comments on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina triggered fresh protests in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Fresh tension grips Bangladesh as student protesters demand president’s resignation